Notification of the SEC's Intent to award a Single Source Purchase Order for Vital Knowledge subscription

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) intends to award a fixed-price purchase order on a single source basis to Vital Knowledge Media, LLC for access to a market commentary service. The Contracting Officer has reviewed the requirement and determined that Vital Knowledge Media, LLC is the only source that can reasonably meet the SEC's requirement in accordance with FAR Part 13.106-1(b) because of the unique access to proprietary market commentary and there have been no other sources identified that can meet the SEC’s requirement.

The SEC intends to award a purchase order to Vital Knowledge Media, LLC on or about September 10, 2021.  The total award value of the purchase order will be below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold.  The anticipated period of performance is for a base period 12 months and up to four (4) 12-month option periods.

This notice is not a competitive request for proposals. A competitive solicitation will not be issued. However, the government will give consideration to interested parties that identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals by the response date of this notice.